Tag: Ephemera
Ethyl has gas.
If I was a gas station attendant back then, and if someone asked for the gas with Ethyl in it, I would have been obligated to mutter “If Ethyl don’t mind!”
Our public library rules! Or uh, rocks! Whatever!
My daughter got a bigfoot library card and was excited about that. She told me about it and that they…
PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino
The famed historic Pioneer Club lays it on the line in this 1948 gaming guide
Everything old is new again
The origins of Tylenol I am not a pharmacist, but I think 3 grains is a lot. Then again, people…
Office Memos were different then
Here’s a memo from Wichita Boeing, circa 1951, came out on a Friday. That gave the Assembly Records Clerks a chance to decipher the 3 page memo, figure out when to use a red tab and what the APL folder is because the leadMAN is going to ask HER for it at some point.
Hippie cigar box! Groovy
Apparently some hippie took some newspaper articles and this deceptive invitation, and Mod-podged the hell out of this wooden cigar…
A poll for the ladies
Tampax once asked; Which one does NOT use Tampax? I think it’s the lady on the upper right. She can’t…
Fun facts to know and tell
There is something wrong with this, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Apparently pigs used to brush…